Tau3 Gruis

Star in the constellation Grus

Tau3 Gruis is a solitary star in the southern constellation of Grus. Its apparent magnitude is 5.71, which is bright enough to be visible to the naked eye as a dim, white-hued star. The star is located around 257 light-years (79 pc) distant from the Sun based on parallax, and it is drifting further away with a radial velocity of 6 km/s.